The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-01

New orleans mas cross eyed colored
mascot.
Mike Kelly constantly practices the
art-if 1t is an art-of throwing.
The Boston club is said to have al.
ready cleared 49,, 1000 this season.
Kuebne, the Pittsburg player, has
sued for divorce from his wife.
A large quantity of new blood will
be infused 10 the Brooklyn team next
season.
Hornung, the Boston left fislder,
has made but one error In eleven
games.
The Pittsburg Dispatch rays the team
Of that city can't play ball in warm
weather.
The Metropolitsns were the flrst
Association club to be whitewashed
this season.
The Syracuse club is now after
Johnny Troy, who once covered sec.
ond for the Nets.
Manager Barnie, OF the Baltimorss,
isan excellent umpire, a trump, and
Is not cross eyed.
Manager John Kelly, Of the Louis
vile club, intends to play first base
with his team hereafter.
Al McKinnon's fielding average at
the time VI his death was 1881. He
was led only by Roger Oonnors.
A rich old gentleman, who was sn
admirer Of baseball, has left the Osh-
kosh Club legency Of $4,000.
A wealthy syndicate is endeavoring
TO buy the Louisville club from the
stockholders who control 1t at present.
The Ohicsgos are now wearing a
tight fitting jersey ehirt. Ell. William
son must certainly loom up In such q
garb.
We ask for information: Do the
baseball players who make the most
runs wear tsllyhosr-P, tersburg (Ill.)
Democrat.
Twitchell, the Detroit pitcher, who
leads the league In batting, has an
average OF .438 on actual hits, no,
counting bases on balls.
That excellent team Of colored play,
ers, the Cuban Giants, OF Trenton, N.
j., has 30 far play, d 100 games and losi
bat twenty-six OF them.
The touching up that Gore got In
the New Yosk papers seems to have
had an excellent eject on his play
He is doing old time work now.
The Indianapolis club las been try.
ing to get all the work possible out oI
Boyle, but the latter objects TO work
ing more than two days in the week
Baseball and football are both kick
ing games. In football the PLAYERS
kick at the ball. or In Hsrvard-Ysle
games at each other.-Somsrville
Journal.
aDunlap's fielding average is .95l. In
his last thirty games he had Elk errors
put out ninety FIVE mon and assisted
In disposing Of lO7, an average foI
these games OF .97l.
An aerolite weighing two tons fell
In Indiana the other day, and small
boy who was hoeing potstoes yelled
with ahrill excite ment, "muded ~
Darlington Free Press.
Jim Mutrie has purchased trotter
The suimsl once covered q mile Ia
1:30-as a PASSENGER on q railroad
tain. He has been known to trot q
mile In six minutes.
Flynn, OF the Ohicagoe, WHO is q
present visiting his home In Washing
ton, will start for o ,klsnd, Gal, In |
few weeks. He will iin the loca
club there, playing right field for thu
remainder OF the season. Should hi
riath arm be In good condition FOL
pitching next sesson he will rtjoin tn,
Onicsgos.
Manager Alexander, OF st. Joe, Mo.
offered $3.50 per month 10 pitcher Neal
Of Louisville. Neal wired: "Do yot
think / an fImer7 II You will pa,
1900 a mouth aud allow ms ~ manag,
the team will come. Answer quick
Alexander 10 egraphed that $3.50 wa
all American Association "chestnuis'
were woitn.
George Gore, on being asked wit
was the beet bail player In the coun
try, sad: III think that William OF
| a lls the bill n the bois all round an
He is q pilcn,r. He has got q curve
and he has got good speed. He oar
catch q good game OF ball, ard n
can play on the bases, nj short stop o
In the tield. He eau hit them as wei
as any body, slmt ~, aud he can x
around the bags can tell you ab0u
all o. them, and williamson Is tn,
man ] would pick for the beat In al
these positions.
Sam Ba kley, the genial secon'
basemAn I the Pitteburgs, tells q goo
sto y Of Arlie Latham, the chAttsrboi
coac' er OF the st. Louie Br WIS. Ii
sSme last sea on 10 P.tisburg tn
crowd 81 joytd the peculiar antics o
Latham up 10 the time wien b
seemed 10 have gained his point 40,
someyhat "iattlsd" the home team
Then some OF the more enthusiasti
psItisans n the "Alliee" met him Wit
the cry, '01, Talsi RATA" To whicl
be respond. d: "rhaps right, gentle
men, call for anything you like ]
From this time out he had the Grove
game and all.
On the tubjsct Of buyirg and sci
irg players, Arson says tue Cbicsg
@ ub seldom buys q player, as the
consider Il good manaR, msnt 10 q
ways have q lew D ayers on hand I
cell. Said be: 81 9, year We had
large quantity Of material on hant
Some OF ID vas we'll seasoned b'
Enotty; 30 We got rid Of some Of u
knotiy timber at goot, round figure
and perhaps by the close Of the pre-
. ent season We will be ready Tor a
|, other annual sale. Some Of the PR
, ent mater i IL not a. we'll seasoned
II might be, but on the whole q
4 Chicago team 10 stronger to-day thi
/; II Yves last year"
a A Detroit Arss.